Curious

[LuluHB]

My DH and I have had this conversation. We bath and shower with both the girls and DH will give the girls a bath. Its something we've wondered - when does it (if ever) become inappropriate for a father to bath or shower with his daughters. We also have a lot of naked time, sleep naked etc and the girls will come into bed with us occasionally.

We've basically decided that we'll let the girls lead us. It will become a natural thing that the girls will stop wanting to be naked in front of their father, and then probably also in front of me and each other. Until that time, we will be doing all we can to give them the impression that there is nothing wrong with nakedness in the privacy of their own home.

I think it is a really sad reflection of society that a father can't enjoy being with his children (especially daughters) in a loving, physical sense without some people's immediate reaction being that there is something nasty and inappropriate going on. My DH is an incredibly tactile man and adores his children. He is very physical with them and it breaks my heart to think that some time down the track that behaviour might be misinterpreted.